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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Madison Parish (French: Paroisse de Madison) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Tallulah. In the 2010 census, Madison Parish had 12,093 inhabitants, a decrease of 1,635, or 11.9 percent, from the 2000 population of 13,728. The parish is 61 percent African American. The Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Madison Parish.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1838 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 5,142
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| 1850 | 8,773
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| 1860 | 14,133
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| 1870 | 8,600
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| 1880 | 13,906
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| 1890 | 14,135
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| 1900 | 12,322
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| 1910 | 10,676
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| 1920 | 10,829
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| 1930 | 14,829
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| 1940 | 18,443
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| 1950 | 17,451
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| 1960 | 16,444
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| 1970 | 15,065
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| 1980 | 15,975
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| 1990 | 12,463
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~lamadiso/
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